Estimated Costs - College of Law - Graduate & Professional Admissions

JD & LLM Programs, 2009-10
These are the estimated annual expenses for JD and LLM students enrolled for 12 or more semester hours in the fall and spring semesters.

Domestic (U.S.) student costs

	Iowa Residents	Nonresidents
Tuition & Fees*	$21,432	$39,138
Books & Supplies	2,300	2,300
Living Expenses**	14,430	14,430
Total	$38,162	$55,868

* This includes the following fees: computer, student activity, student services, student union, building, and health.

** Living expenses reflect the estimated annual student costs of housing, transportation, food, and other personal expenses based on federal financial aid guidelines (family expenses not included), according to the UI Office of Student Financial Aid.

International student costs
These are the estimated costs of attendance for international students enrolled full-time in the College of Law's JD or LLM programs for the fall and spring semesters.

	International students with 1/4-time or greater graduate assistantships	International students without assistantships
Tuition	$20,146	$37,852
Student Health Fee	219	219
Computer Lab Fee	680	680
Student Activity Fee	63	63
Building Fee	119	119
Student Services Fee	73	73
Student Union Fee	108	108
Arts Fee	24	24
Orientation Fee	235	235
International Student Fee	120	120
Books & Supplies	2,300	2,300
Health Insurance	307	1,560
Living Expenses	14,430	14,430
Total (in U.S. dollars)	$38,824	$57,783

Students with assistantships
Students holding an assistantship (quarter-time or more) are classified as residents for fee purposes for the terms during which their appointments are held and any adjacent Summer Sessions in which they are enrolled.

Students with dependents
There are additional estimated costs for students with dependents.

Living Expenses
For Your Spouse	$3,200
For Each Child	$2,500

Annual Health Insurance Costs
For You and Your Spouse	$4,860
For You, Spouse, and Child/ren	$10,632
For You and Child/ren	$9,660